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Cornelius Hugh De Witt
(1905 - 1995)
Cornelius Hugh de Witt was born in Germany and trained in Europe. Started children’s illustrations around 1938. Did many books for Western Publishing, Artists and Writers Guild and Little Golden Books.
His papers are held by the University of Oregon Libraries: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/scua/2016/10/17/new-chil...
Bibliography
The Body in Action: The Parts of the Body and How they Work (1962)
Basic anatomy and physiology for young people. A shorter version of “The Human Body.”
Author(s):
Ann Reit
Mitchell Wilson
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Christmas Treasure Book: Stories, Songs and Poems (1950)
An anthology of Christmas stories and poems featuring many of the Golden Book artists and writers.
Author(s):
Hilda Marx
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
Tibor Gergely
Feodor Rojankovsky
Et al
Earth, Sea and Sky (1968)
An introduction of astronomy and earth science for children.
Author(s):
Gerald Ames
Rose Wyler
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
Fire-Fighters: The Story of Fire Prevention, Past and Present (1941)
An illustrated history of fire fighting.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Helen Mitchell
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Golden Book of Words: How They Look and What They Tell (1949)
One page stories are accompanied by pictures of vocabulary words.
Author(s):
Jane Werner
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Golden Encyclopedia (1946)
This one-volume encyclopedia is beautifully illustrated and will serve as a child’s first reference book.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Dorothy A. Bennett
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Golden Geography: A Child’s Introduction to the World (1952)
This is a brief survey of the the world’s geography, copiously illustrated.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Elsa Jane Werner
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Golden Geography: A Child’s Introduction to the World (1964)
This revised edition is significantly shorter than the original.
Author(s):
Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Golden History of the World: A Child’s Introduction to Ancient and Modern Times (1955)
A brief illustrated world history.
Author(s):
Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Golden Picture Book of Words: How They Look and What They Tell (1954)
This is a later version of this picture dictionary.
Author(s):
Jane Werner
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Golden Treasure Book (1951)
An early Golden Book treasury featuring some of the most successful artists.
A History of the United States for Young People (1941)
An illustrated history of the United States of America for children.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Arensa Sondergaard
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
Horse Stories (1950)
A collection of stories about horses.
Author(s):
Jack Bechdolt
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Human Body: What It Is and How It Works (1959)
Elementary anatomy and physiology for young people.
Author(s):
Mitchell Wilson
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
Inside the Earth (1968)
This is a selection of material from the authors’ “Planet Earth.”
Author(s):
Gerald Ames
Rose Wyler
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
Harry McNaught
Raymond Perlman
Photographs
Johnny’s Machines (1949)
A boy and a machine -- classic.
Author(s):
Helen Palmer
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Little Golden ABC (1951)
An illustrated ABC.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
My Colour Book of Geography (1969)
An illustrated introduction to the world we live in.
Author(s):
Elsa Jane Werner
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
My First Geography of the Pacific (1944)
An illustrated geography of the Pacific region, likely issued to help children understand the War in the Pacific.
Author(s):
Arensa Sondergaard
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The New Golden Encyclopedia (1963)
An illustrated encyclopedia for children.
Author(s):
Dorothy A. Bennett
Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt